Bungie is trying into the opportunity of including one thing like Halo’s 8 vs. 8 Huge Crew Battle PvP mode to Future 2. Nonetheless, some technical points make implementing a 16-player mode in Bungie’s FPS MMO troublesome.
Future 2 would possibly get a model of Halo’s Huge Crew Battle
Former host and present Future 2 weapons designer Mercules not too long ago joined the sixty fourth episode of the Firing Vary Podcast. Throughout the interview, the host requested him about the opportunity of bringing Huge Crew Battle to Bungie’s MMO.
“So, we’re investigating it,” Mercules replied. “It’s an ongoing energetic investigation at Bungie.”
Nonetheless, some “actually bizarre” technical points crop up when that many gamers load right into a single exercise. “We wish to guarantee that we will make it occur in a method that finally ends up being enjoyable and secure,” the Future 2 dev defined. “Like, the secure half is fairly essential.”
The 16-player Huge Crew Battle mode first appeared in Halo 3 multiplayer and has been in each Halo sport since. Given the overlap between Halo and Future 2 followers, many gamers would little doubt contemplate it a fantastic addition.
It may also do one thing to recuperate misplaced gamers. Going by the sport’s participant numbers on Steam, Future 2 hit its all-time peak in February 2023 in anticipation of the Lightfall growth. Nonetheless, the year-long post-Lightfall dip has seen the bottom PC participant numbers since its launch. Whereas console numbers are more durable to return by, they possible observe the same pattern.
Hopefully, The Ultimate Form growth will reinvigorate Future 2 when it arrives in June. Contemplating the upcoming growth will reportedly overhaul the sport’s core mechanics, it is likely to be a wonderful alternative to implement the Halo-inspired mode.